House Ways & Means Committee to Hold Markup on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act

Today, Thursday, July 31, the House Ways & Means Committee will markup the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R. 647)! We need your help to ensure the ABLE Act moves through the Committee process and to the House floor for a vote as quickly as possible.

Action Needed Immediately:
Please take a few minutes and contact Members of the House Ways & Means Committee to encourage all Members vote YES during Thursday’s Markup on the ABLE Act.

The contact information for each House Ways & Means Committee Members’ office can be found below.

Majority Members Phone Facebook Twitter
Dave Camp, MI Chairman 202-225-3561 Dave Camp, MI Chairman RepDaveCamp
Sam Johnson, TX 202-225-4201 Sam Johnson, TX SamsPressShop
Kevin Brady, TX 202-225-4901 Kevin Brady, TX RepKevinBrady
Paul Ryan, WI 202-225-3031 Paul Ryan, WI RepPaulRyan
Devin Nunes, CA 202-225-2523 Devin Nunes, CA Rep_DevinNunes
Pat Tiberi, OH 202-225-5355 Pat Tiberi, OH TiberiPress
Dave G. Reichert, WA 202-225-7761 Dave G. Reichert, WA davereichert
Charles W. Boustany Jr., LA 202-225-2031 Charles W. Boustany Jr., LA RepBoustany
Peter J. Roskam, IL 202-225-4561 Peter J. Roskam, IL PeterRoskam
Jim Gerlach, PA 202-225-4315 Jim Gerlach, PA JimGerlach
Tom Price, GA 202-225-4501 Tom Price, GA RepTomPrice
Vern Buchanan, FL 202-225-5015 Vern Buchanan, FL VernBuchanan
Adrian Smith, NE 202-225-6435 Adrian Smith, NE RepAdrianSmith
Aaron Schock, IL 202-225-6201 Aaron Schock, IL aaronschock
Lynn Jenkins, KS 202-225-6601 Lynn Jenkins, KS RepLynnJenkins
Erik Paulsen, MN 202-225-2871 Erik Paulsen, MN RepErikPaulsen
Kenny Marchant, TX 202-225-6605 Kenny Marchant, TX RepKenMarchant
Diane Black, TN 202-225-4231 Diane Black, TN RepDianeBlack
Tom Reed, NY 202-225-3161 Tom Reed, NY RepTomReed
Tim Griffin, AR 202-225-2506 Tim Griffin, AR RepTimGriffin
Mike Kelly, PA 202-225-5406 Mike Kelly, PA MikeKellyPA
Todd Young, IN 202-225-5315 Todd Young, IN RepToddYoung
Jim Renacci, OH 202-225-3876 Jim Renacci, OH RepJimRenacci
Minority Members Phone Facebook Twitter
Sander M. Levin, MI Ranking Member 202-225-3876 Sander M. Levin, MI Ranking Member repsandylevin
Charles B. Rangel, NY 202-225-4365 Charles B. Rangel, NY cbrangel
Jim McDermott, WA 202-225-3106 Jim McDermott, WA repjimmcdermott
John Lewis, GA 202-225-3801 John Lewis, GA repjohnlewis
Richard E. Neal, MA 202-225-5601 Richard E. Neal, MA reprichardneal
Xavier Becerra, CA 202-225-6235 Xavier Becerra, CA repbecerra
Lloyd Doggett, TX 202-225-4865 Lloyd Doggett, TX replloyddoggett
Mike Thompson, CA 202-225-3311 Mike Thompson, CA repthompson
John B. Larson, CT 202-225-2265 John B. Larson, CT repjohnlarson
Earl Blumenauer, OR 202-225-4811 Earl Blumenauer, OR repblumenauer
Ron Kind, WI 202-225-5506 Ron Kind, WI repronkind
Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ 202-225-5751 Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ billpascrell
Joseph Crowley, NY 202-225-3965 Joseph Crowley, NY repjoecrowley
Allyson Schwartz, PA 202-225-6111 Allyson Schwartz, PA allysonschwartz
Danny Davis, IL 202-225-5006 Danny Davis, IL RepDannyDavis
Linda Sanchez, CA 202-225-6676 Linda Sanchez, CA replindasanchez

Ways & Means Committee Call Script

  • As a constituent, I am calling to urge Congressman/woman [insert name] to vote YES during the House Ways & Means Committee markup on the ABLE Act (Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act) on Thursday.
    This bill is extremely important to my family – The ABLE Act is the most popular bill in Congress right now and has earned the support of almost 85% of the entire Congress.
  • The ABLE Act has 74 Senators and 370 Representatives cosponsoring the bill.
  • The ABLE Act would give people with disabilities and their families an ability to save for the future by establishing a tax-free 529 savings account for necessary expenses like housing, transportation, education, and medical costs associated with the disability.
  • Thank you sincerely for your boss’ leadership in helping us bring the ABLE Act up for a vote. We appreciate your boss’ support and commitment to the ABLE Act.

Social Media Advocacy

We are encouraging advocates to Facebook/Tweet Members of the House Ways & Means Committee to demonstrate the overwhelming bipartisan support for the ABLE Act. We’ve included two sample FB/T messages along with direct links to each Member’s Facebook and Twitter handles.

Sample Facebook Post:

Congressman/woman [insert last name], as your constituent, I am writing to urge you to vote YES during Thursday’s House Ways & Means Committee markup on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R. 647).

The ABLE Act has the support of almost 85% of the entire Congress, and would establish a tax-free 529 savings account for people with disabilities to save for necessary expenses like housing, transportation, education, and medical costs associated with the disability. The bill has 74 Senators and 370 Representatives cosponsoring the bill!

Please help us #passtheABLEact this year! We appreciate your support!

Sample Tweet:

.@RepDaveCamp please help millions of Americans with disabilities & vote YES to mark up of #PasstheABLEAct@WaysandMeansGOP @WaysMeansCmte 

85% of Congress agrees, #passtheABLEact. Vote YES in the #ABLEact markup! 

If you have any questions, please contact Ginny Sessions at:gsessions@ndss.org.Thank you for helping us #passtheABLEact; and as Sara Wolff said in her testimony last week, this year!

For more information on the ABLE Act, click HERE.